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Hockey
Puck Vibration Pad
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If you've ever priced out rubber mounting feet for heavy equipment you'd
know that the price is as heavy as the machine you're supporting.
This frugal alternative gives the same advantages at about 1/10th the
cost.
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We started with a plain hard rubber hockey puck and bored a flat bottom
hole and then a hole all the way through.
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Make sure the flat bottom hole is deep enough so the entire
head of the carriage bolt is below the surface.
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Put the washer on top and securely tighten the nut.
You now have a low cost foot. If you're making something from
scratch, just weld a matching nut on the chassis to make the foot
adjustable in height.
This foot is for a tumbler, it doesn't weigh much but we don't want it
to "walk" around the room.
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Other alternatives include mounting it under the pads of
your equipment.
Here, the puck was recessed about 3/4 into the surface. A
carriage bolt goes through the foot, puck, and finally the bench.
The result is a lathe that doesn't vibrate the table
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| You can vary the size of the washer to accommodate
heavier loads. If necessary you could even use a steel plate cut to
a 3" circle.
Not bad for about 2 bucks a foot. |
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